Three people have been killed and at least 56 others injured in separate incidents in three districts - Joypurhat, Sunamganj and Patuakhali, in recent times.
JOYPURHAT: Miscreants slaughtered an auto-rickshaw driver before snatching his vehicle in the district on Thursday.
The incident took place in Hatil Mangnipara area on the Khanjanpur-Panchbibi road of the town at dawn.
The deceased was identified as Dilip Chandra, 52, son of Makhan Chandra, a resident of Purba Dogachhi Panitala Ashrayan Prakalpa in Sadar Upazila. He was an auto-rickshaw driver by profession.
Police and local sources said that Dilip along with his battery-run auto-rickshaw went out of the house on Wednesday noon. He used to run auto-rickshaw whole night and return home in the morning.
At dawn on Thursday, while he was returning home, a group of snatchers stopped his auto-rickshaw in Hatil Mangnipara area on the Khanjanpur-Panchbibi road of the town, and slaughtered him before snatching the vehicle.
Later on, local people spotted his throat-slit body lying in a sugarcane field in the area in the morning and informed the matter to police.
Being informed, police recovered the body from the scene and sent it to Joypurhat Sadar Adhunik Hospital morgue for an autopsy.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Joypurhat Sadar Police Station (PS) Shahed Al Mamun confirmed the incident, adding that the law enforcers are investigating the matter and trying to detain those involved in the killing.
Superintend of Police in Joypurhat Muhammad Abdul Wahab visited the scene.
SUNAMGANJ: Two men were killed and at least 49 others injured in separate clashes in Jagannathpur and Dharmapasha upazilas of the district in two days.
An elderly man was killed and at least 40 others were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a mosque in Jagannathpur Upazila on Tuesday.
The incident took place in Bagmoyna Tajpur Village under Pailgaon Union of the upazila at around 4 pm.
The deceased was identified as Sujat Mia, 70, a resident of the area.
Police and local sources said that Sujat Mia and Abdul Kachher of the area had been at loggerheads over constructing a floor of a local mosque in Bagmoyna Tajpur Village. Following this, the two groups of villagers, equipped with indigenous weapons, were locked into a clash on Tuesday afternoon, which left at least 40 people critically injured.
The injured persons were then rescued and taken to Jagannathpur Upazila Health Complex, where the on-duty doctor declared Sujat Mia dead.
Physician of the health complex Dr Srijana Sarker Toma said that Sujat Mia had died before being taken to the hospital.
Of the injured, 13 people were shifted to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital for better treatment, the physician added.
Being informed, police recovered the body of the deceased and sent it to Sunamganj Sadar Hospital morgue for an autopsy.
However, the law enforcers detained four people in this connection.
Jagannathpur PS OC Mokhlesur Rahman Akanda confirmed the incident, adding that filing of a murder case with the PS is underway in this regard and additional police have been deployed in the area to avert further collision.
On the other hand, another elderly man succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Dhaka following a clash between two groups over a trivial matter in Dharampasha Upazila of the district.
The deceased was identified as Mohammad Ali, 65, a resident of Shorishyam Village in the upazila.
He died on Monday night at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) while undergoing treatment.
According to police and local sources, around noon of October 28, Mohammad Ali's great-granddaughter Sita Begum, 6, was playing by the roadside when Maruf Mia, 10, son of Sabuj Mia, 45, from the same village, accidentally struck her with his bicycle. Upon hearing of the incident, Mohammad Ali scolded Maruf. Maruf then reported this to his father.
At around 4:30 pm of that day, a heated argument erupted between Mohammad Ali and Sabuj Mia, which quickly escalated into a violent clash involving members of both families. The fight saw the use of sticks, machetes and sharp weapons, injuring at least 10 people, both men and women.
Mohammad Ali, who was critically injured, was initially taken to Mohanganj Upazila Health Complex, and later, transferred to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital. As his condition worsened further, he was shifted to the DMCH, where he died on Monday night while undergoing treatment.
Following the incident, Mohammad Ali's younger brother Abdul Majid filed a case with Dharampasha PS naming Sabuj Mia and eight others along with 8 to 9 unidentified individuals.
Dharampasha PS OC Mohammad Enamul Haque confirmed that one of the accused has already been arrested. Efforts are going on to apprehend the remaining suspects.
BAUPHAL, PATUAKHALI: Seven people were injured in a clash between the supporters of two brothers over land dispute in Bauphal Upazila of the district on Saturday morning.
The incident occurred in Tempu Stand area of Kalaya Bandar at around 8:30am.
The injured are: Ranjit Das, 60; Radha Rani, 40; Rajib Das, 26; Sajib Das, 20; Modhu Member, 65; Asis, 30; and Ashiq, 28.
Locals said that there had been a longstanding dispute between two brothers Ranjit Das and Madhu Member.
On Saturday morning, the two family members were locked into an altercation over the matter.
At one time, they clashed and attacked each other by locally-made weapons, which left several people injured. On information, police rushed to the scene and brought the situation under control.
Bauphal PS OC Md Kamal Hossain confirmed the incident, adding that no complaint was lodged in this regard.
